New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 91

Page 1393

✨ Railway Traffic and Construction Costs



Dec. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1393

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of TRAFFIC on ALL SECTIONS, from 1st April, 1891, to 7th November, 1891.

All Sections. Passengers. Season Tickets. Number. Number.
First Class. Second Class. Total. Total.
S. R. S. R.
1891 65,240 310,156 326,978 1,156,422
1890 87,581 269,716 401,931 1,062,082
Inc. .. 40,440 .. 94,340
Dec. 22,341 .. 74,953 ..

Tons.

All Sections. Chaff, &c. Wool. Firewood. Timber. Grain. Merchandise. Minerals. Total.
Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr. Tons c. qr.
1891 19,060 0 0 15,727 4 0 54,810 0 0 106,025 4 0 315,459 4 0 219,872 12 0 539,511 6 0 1,270,465 10 0
1890 19,565 0 0 16,461 8 0 59,166 0 0 93,663 12 0 383,187 1 0 231,882 19 0 459,504 1 0 1,263,430 1 0
Increase .. .. .. .. 12,361 12 0 .. .. 80,007 5 0 7,035 9 0
Decrease.. 505 0 0 734 4 0 4,356 0 0 .. 67,727 17 0 12,010 7 0 .. ..

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of ALL LINES to 31st March, 1891, including Public Works Loan Expenditure on Harbour Works forming Part of the Railway System.

Section. Gross Cost of Opened and Unopened Lines. Cost of Opened Lines.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Kawakawa .. .. .. .. .. 90,235 0 0 90,235 0 0
Whangarei-Kamo .. .. .. .. 70,095 0 0 70,095 0 0
Marton-Te Awamutu (north end) .. .. 236,580 0 0 184,354 0 0
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1,894,048 0 0 1,725,583 0 0
Napier .. .. .. .. .. 847,918 0 0 847,918 0 0
Marton-Te Awamutu (south end) .. .. 105,821 0 0 103,452 0 0
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 1,416,947 0 0 1,416,947 0 0
Wellington-Foxton (private line) .. .. 42,117 0 0 ..
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 1,066,771 0 0 1,051,577 0 0
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. 27,498 0 0 ..
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 5,169 0 0 ..
Hurunui-Bluff.. .. .. .. .. 8,300,663 0 0 7,971,242 0 0
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 216,190 0 0 200,231 0 0
Greymouth Harbour Works .. .. .. 127,234 0 0 ..
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. 100,611 0 0 ..
Westport .. .. .. .. .. 227,354 0 0 227,354 0 0
Westport Harbour Works .. .. .. 14,111 0 0 ..
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 177,947 0 0 165,447 0 0
Picton .. .. .. .. .. 242,998 0 0 199,151 0 0
Stock .. .. .. .. .. 66,124 0 0 ..
Stock in suspense .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. 37,619 0 0 ..
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 5,168 0 0 ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. 15,344,223 0 0 14,278,586 0 0

Railway Department, 8th December, 1891. A. C. FIFE, Accountant, New Zealand Railways.



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🚂 Railway Working Account for 1891-92 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
8 December 1891
Railways, Revenue, Expenditure, Financial Year, 1891-92, Traffic, Construction Costs
  • A. C. Fife, Accountant, New Zealand Railways